Yesterday evening I went to visit the new Japanese restaurant in town. I didn't really like it.

1. Their menu was limited. Only 18 items, 11 of them were "Hibachi"-style grilled steak, chicken or seafood. No sushi.
2. The restaurant took over the old Wendy's restaraunt. Everything inside screams, "This is a fast food restaurant." No ambiance, privacy, or mood lighting -- just plastic chairs, formica tables, and glaring flourescent lights overhead. Not even fake potted plants.
3. Yet it is not a fast food restaurant. I sat at a table, looked over a menu whose prices ranged from $4.95 (vegetable appetizer) to $11.95 (Hibachi Filet Mignon & Shrimp), and gave the waitress my order (Hibachi Steak & Shrimp, $8.95)
4. If I have a waitress, and am expected to tip, I should not be served my meal on a DISPOSABLE PLASTIC PLATE and be given a DISPOSABLE PLASTIC FORK to eat with.

The food was good, but compare it to the Chinese restaurant -- for a couple of bucks less, I can have an all-you-can-eat buffet, with a wider selection of choices (including Teriyaki chicken), in a nicer atmosphere, and eat off a ceramic plate with a real metal fork.